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“Help I’m Alive” is the lead single from Canadian rock group Metric’s fourth studio album Fantasies. The song was released digitally on December 23, 2008.
Background:
The song was written by Emily Haines and produced by John O’Mahony. The song was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, being one of the first songs Haines had written in months.
On November 5, 2008 Metric updated their website with a video on how Haines writes a song. The video follows Haines through Argentina on a soul searching journey to find creativity and herself. “The songs that I wrote here were the simplest and clearest writing that I’ve done in I think in my whole life”, said Haines. “Help I’m Alive” was one of the first songs Haines had written in Buenos Aires.
The song has been very well-received by contemporary rock music critics.
On January 28, 2009, the band made the acoustic version of the single available for download from their website. The acoustic version features Emily Haines on piano and James Shaw on acoustic guitar.
Background:
The song was written by Emily Haines and produced by John O’Mahony. The song was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, being one of the first songs Haines had written in months.
On November 5, 2008 Metric updated their website with a video on how Haines writes a song. The video follows Haines through Argentina on a soul searching journey to find creativity and herself. “The songs that I wrote here were the simplest and clearest writing that I’ve done in I think in my whole life”, said Haines. “Help I’m Alive” was one of the first songs Haines had written in Buenos Aires.
The song has been very well-received by contemporary rock music critics.
On January 28, 2009, the band made the acoustic version of the single available for download from their website. The acoustic version features Emily Haines on piano and James Shaw on acoustic guitar.
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crazyspine wrote:
perfect
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TrojanVirus wrote:
best one
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tpetruno wrote:
This sounds amazing just with piano.
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vynce wrote:
Help I'm Alive, #52 song of 2009 http://ihniwyata.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-chansons-2009.html
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evilp0ptart wrote:
<333
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djnonplus wrote:
lol @angelicafun that's awesome
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anarchangel23 wrote:
Is there a music video for this song yet?
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maqstream wrote:
WOOOOOOW!!!! Amazing song!!
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Jimmydeanfts wrote:
So darn catchy. And, the groove is so awesome.
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ImaniKalea wrote:
I love this song.
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abishalum wrote:
sucked in
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dinosaurlover wrote:
beautiful....
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Trof22 wrote:
всяко из числа топ-треков 2009-го
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spsoul133 wrote:
heard this song at the mall a month ago and i finally found out who sings it today :) epic win for me
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ye0soxx wrote:
ahh all my metric favorites dont have tracks on the page! couldnt pick a better song than this from metric... just awesome
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cmcmsf wrote:
The great thing about this song is it's not just verse / chorus / verse / chorus, etc. It's probably three songs that go perfectly together.
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monomana wrote:
C'est magnifique!
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Catgofire wrote:
The acoustic version of this from Plug In Plug Out is amazing.
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Mikkandro wrote:
Lovely track, normally not really into rockbands with female singers(no offense, girls ;)), but Metric are awesome!
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Hazeyville wrote:
It's on Espn 2k10 basketball..
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